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Crappie (Black & White) Regulations in Minnesota 2026

Minnesota Crappie regulations as of 2026-05-08: Possession 5 fish; Possession 5 fish; Daily bag 5 fish/day. Sourced from DNR.

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About Crappie

Rules (136)

Minnesota statewide
Gear
Angling Only
You may use up to 3 artificial flies on 1 fishing line when you are fishing for bass, crappie, rock bass, sunfish, or trout.
Annie Battle Lake Including Inlet To Molly Stark Lake And Outlet To Blanche Lake
Possession
5 fish
Annie Battle Lake Including Inlet To Molly Stark Lake And Outlet To Blanche Lake (Otter Tail)
Possession
5 fish
Arrowhead
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Arrowhead Lake
Daily bag
5
Augusta Lake Including Connected Clearwater, Grass, Augusta, Otter, And Caroline Lakes (Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods)
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Bertha
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Bertha Lake
Daily bag
5
Big Mantrap (Hubbard)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Big Pine Lake (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Big Portage Lake And Connected Rice And Deep Portage Lakes (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Big Trout
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Big Trout Lake
Daily bag
5
Borden Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Boy Lake And Connected Swift Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Canada-Minnesota Border Waters
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds)
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Cedar LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
Certified weight record: 3 lbs, 13 oz
Cedar Lake (Morrison)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Clamshell
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Clamshell Lake
Daily bag
5
Clearwater Lake Including Connected Caroline, Augusta, Grass And Otter Lakes And Connecting Portions Of The Clearwater River (Stearns And Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Crawford Lake (Wright)
Possession
5 fish
Cross Lake Reservoir
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Dagget
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Dagget Lake
Daily bag
5
Dutch Lake (Hennepin)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Dyers Lake (Cook)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
East Twin Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Edward Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Eunice Lake (Becker)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Fish Lake Near Parkers Prairie (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Fish Lake Near Weetown (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Fish Lake Reservoir (St. Louis)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Fladmark Lake (Otter Tail)
Possession
5 fish
Foster-Arend Lake
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Franklin Lake (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake Or Willow Reservoir No. 4)
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
George Lake (Kandiyohi)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Gilbert Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Gladstone Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Goodrich Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Goose Lake (Chisago)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Half Moon Lake
Daily bag
5
Hubert Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Inguadona Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Inguadona Lake And Connected Rice Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Island-Loon
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Island-Loon Lake
Daily bag
5
Itasca Lake (Clearwater)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Kalmar Reservoir
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
La Salle Lake (Hubbard)
Possession
5 fish
Possession
5 fish
Lac Qui Parle Lake Upstream To Marsh Lake Dam
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lac Qui Parle Lake Upstream To Marsh Lake Dam, Including The Watson Sag Upstream To The Diversion Dam (Lac Qui Parle And Chippewa)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lake ConstanceOpen
Status
Permitted
Certified weight record: 3 lbs, 15 oz
Leech Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lida Lakes, North
Min size
11"
Lida Lakes, South
Min size
11"
Lida Lakes, South And North, Including Mud Lake (Otter Tail)
Min size
11"
Little Cormorant Lake (Becker)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Little Pine Lake
Daily bag
5
Little Pine Lake Including Mud Lake West Of County Hwy 51 And Up To 425th Avenue (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Little Pine Lakes
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Little Rabbit Lake
Daily bag
5
Little Sauk Lake (Todd)
Possession
5 fish
Little Webb Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lower Hay
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Lower Hay Lake
Daily bag
5
Mandall Lake (Chisago)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond)
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Maple Lake (Douglas)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Maple Lake, Upper (Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mary Lake (Hubbard)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Maud Lake (Becker)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Medicine Lake (Hennepin)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mink-Somers Lake Near Maple Lake (Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mission Lakes, Lower
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mission Lakes, Lower And Upper (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mission Lakes, Upper
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mississippi River From Brainerd Dam Upstream To Highway 6 Including Rice, Little Rabbit, And Half Moon Lakes And Connected Backwaters (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Moccasin Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Moosehead Lake (Carlton)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Mound Lake (Todd)
Possession
5 fish
Mud Lake (Otter Tail)
Min size
11"
North Dakota-Minnesota Border Waters
Daily bag
30 fish/day
North Long Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
North Turtle Lake (Otter Tail)
Min size
10"
Norway Lake (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Orwell Reservoir And Up To Dayton Hollow Dam (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Ozawindib Lake (Clearwater)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Parley Lake (Carver)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Perch Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Pig
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Pig Lake
Daily bag
5
Prior Lake, Upper And Lower (Scott)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Rabour Lake (Chisago)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Rice Lake
Daily bag
5
Rice Lake And Connected Inguadona Lake (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Riley Lake (Carver)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Rogers Lake (Crow Wing)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Rush-Hen
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Rush-Hen Lake
Daily bag
5
Sarah Lake (Hennepin)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Sh
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
10"
Silver Creek Reservoir
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
Silver Lake
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie
South Dakota-Minnesota Border Waters
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Spider Lake (Hubbard)
Min size
10"
Splithand Lake Including Moody’s Creek Upstream To County Road 432 (Itasca)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
St. Croix River Downstream Of Taylors Falls Dam, Mississippi River And Lake Pepin
Possession
15 fish
St. Louis River Estuary And St. Croix River Upstream Of Taylors Falls Dam
Possession
25 fish
Star Lake (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Strand Lake (St. Louis)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Stuart Lake (Otter Tail)
Min size
10"
Sucker Lakes, Upper, Middle, And Lower (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Sugar Lake (Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Sylvan Lake Near Pillager (Cass)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Sylvia Lakes, East And West (Wright)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Tail
Possession
5
Twenty-One Lake (Otter Tail)
Possession
5 fish
Venstrom Lake (Otter Tail)
Min size
11"
Watson Sag Upstream To The Diversion Dam
Daily bag
5 fish/day
West Battle Lake (Otter Tail)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Whiteface Reservoir (St. Louis)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Wild Rice Reservoir (St. Louis)
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Willow Creek Reservoir
Possession
10 fish
only 5 may be crappie

Also known as

Crappie is also called Crappie (Black & White), Black Crappie, White Crappie. Anglers in different regions use different names for the same fish, and the rules on this page apply to all of them in Minnesota.

Frequently asked questions

When is Crappie season in Minnesota?

Crappie season in Minnesota is set by DNR. Some zones may have specific open windows; see the rule table above.

What is the size limit for Crappie in Minnesota?

Minimum size for Crappie in Minnesota is 10 inches in Eunice Lake (Becker), per DNR. Slot limits or maximum sizes may apply in some zones.

What is the daily bag limit for Crappie in Minnesota?

Daily bag limit for Crappie in Minnesota is 5 fish/day in Arrowhead, per DNR.

Official sources cited

Reference only. Regulations change frequently, often mid-season. Always verify with DNR before keeping a catch. Last verified .

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